This blog follows Andrew and Ian as they adjust to life living in Spain having moved from London in 2016. Buying a property, learning Spanish, cooking, cycling, writing, painting will all be part of the mix. Join them as they explore Andalucia and share their unique perspective on life in this beautiful country.

We had no idea what to expect in Yegen, but we knew that we wanted to see the house where Gerald Brenan lived; the village that formed the basis of his account of life in Spain between 1920 and 1934, so almost 100 years ago.

Part of this year in Spain we are exploring parts of the country we don’t yet know, and dig around to see if there are places we love more than our home in the Lecrin Valley. So off we went into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and beyond...